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Eastern Cape

(Encyclopedia)Eastern Cape, province, 65,238 sq mi (168,966 sq km), S central South Africa, on the Indian Ocean. In 1994, under South Africa's post-apartheid constitu...

Galatia

(Encyclopedia)Galatia gəlāˈshə [key] [Gr.,=Gaul], ancient territory of central Asia Minor, in present Turkey (around modern Ankara). It was so called from its inhabitants, the Gauls, who invaded from the west a...

Madras

(Encyclopedia)Madras. 1 State and former province, India: see Tamil Nadu. 2 City, India: see Chennai. ...

Karangetang

(Encyclopedia)Karangetang or Api Siau, volcano, 5,896 ft (1,797 m) high, Siau Island, North Sulawesi province, Indonesia. One of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, the stratovolcano has five summit craters and...

KwaZulu-Natal

(Encyclopedia)KwaZulu-Natal kwäzo͞oˈlo͞o-nätälˈ [key], province (2011 pop. 10,267,300), 36,433 sq mi (94,361 sq km), E South Africa, on the Indian Ocean. Formerly Natal province, in the post-apartheid consti...

Xikang

(Encyclopedia)Xikang shēˈkängˈ, sēˈ– [key], former province, SW China. Kangding was the capital before 1950 and Ya'an from 1950 to 1955. It is largely a region of high mountains (over 10,000 ft/3,050 m) cut...

Jiangsu

(Encyclopedia)Jiangsu kyängˈso͞oˈ, jyängˈ– [key], province (2010 pop. 78,659,903), c.41,000 sq mi (106,190 sq km), E China, on the Yellow Sea. Nanjing is the capital. Jiangsu was originally part of the W...

proconsul, in ancient Rome

(Encyclopedia)proconsul, in ancient Rome, governor of a province. He was in sole charge of the army, of justice, and of administration in his province and could not be prosecuted for maladministration until his off...

Fars

(Encyclopedia)Fars färsĭstänˈ [key], province, c.51,500 sq mi (133,400 sq km), SW Iran. Shiraz is the capital and chief city, ...

Bukavu

(Encyclopedia)Bukavu bo͞okäˈvo͞o [key], city, capital of Sud-Kivu province, E Congo (Kinshasa), a port on ...